Air Force One Page #19

Synopsis: After making a speech in Moscow vowing to never negotiate with terrorists, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) boards Air Force One with his family (Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews) and advisers. When a group of terrorists led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman) hijacks the flight, the President's principles are put to the test. Feigning escape, ex-solider Marshall stows away in the aircraft and must race against time to rescue his family and everyone else on board.
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
R
Year:
1997
124 min
967 Views


MARSHALL (V.0.)

It's June.

Gunfire in the background.

SWITCHBOARD:

Sir? Are you there? Sir? Sir?

Her face says N. The Switchboard operator pulls out a call

sheet and finds a number.

INT. REAR BAGGAGE HOLD -

On the phone, lying open on a heap of clothing.

Bazylev points the machine gun at Marshall's head.

BAZ YLEV:

Hands away from your weapon.

Marshall doesn't move, his np5 hanging at his waist... his

hand inches from it.

BAZYLEV:

Come now. You don't want to die.

Marshall... with no options... slowly moves his hands away

from the gun.

BAZYLEV:

On your knees...

PHONE (O.S.)

Hello. Is anyone there?

Bazylev motions Marshall to get on his knees. Marshall

complies.

BAZYUV:

What's that in your shirt? Open it.

Marshall pulls his shirt aside revealing his Kevlar vest.

BAZYLEV:

Take it off. Now.

INT. WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM - DAY

Chandler on the phone. An aide waves, trying to get her

attention.

V.P. CHANDLER

My intention is not to escalate the

situation, but it's a contigency

that must be considered. Hang on...

(to Aide)

What?

AIDE:

The switchboard says that someone

called in claiming to be the

President, then she heard gunfire.

Caller's gone, but the line's still active.

DEAN:

Could be some crank watching CNN.

AIDE:

No sir. Trace confirms the call is

Coming from a White House staff

cellular account.

V.P. CHANDLER

Put it through down here.

(into phone)

Hang on, Toni.

The call comes in on speaker phone, distorted muffled voices

and the whine of an aircraft in the background.

V.P. CHANDLER

What's going on in the background?

Can we hear what's going on?

Dean picks up a phone.

DEAN:

Max, get me Willis.

INT. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, LISTENING POST - DAY

WILLIS, a grossly overweight man in his late forties

surrounded by a monolith of high-tech, starts working his

console.

WILLIS:

Tracking... Intercepting call... Got

it. Ten seconds, Mr. Dean.

Audio waveforms appear over Willis' console. He implements

digital filtering routines, cleaning up the sounds.

INT. WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM - DAY

The group listens intently. The call modulates, distorts,

dissolves... then clarifies.

BAZYLEV (V.0.)

Hands... hands behind your head, Mr.

President.

V.P. CHANDLER

It's him. He is alive.

BAZYLEV:

I'm going to take your weapon now,

and then I'm going to take you

Upstairs to join the others.

Understand?

DEAN:

Christ, they have him.

BAZYLEV:

And if you make any sudden moves, I

will not hesitate to shoot.

GENERAL NORTHWOOD

Maybe they don't have him yet.

Northwood stares up at the tactical board. Air Force One...

surrounded by the F-l5s.

GENERAL NORTHWOOD

And maybe we aren't so helpless.

General Northwood picks up a secure phone and dials.

GENERAL NORTPNOOD

General Greely, Air Force One has

automatic countermeasures, right?

GENERAL GREELY:

Everything we own is in that plane.

GENERAL NORTINOOD

So a single missile launched from a

distance should be a mere distraction.

GENERAL GREELY:

Theoretically.

GENERAL NORTHWOOD

(into phone)

Ramutein Tower Control, please.

GENERAL GREELY:

(getting it)

But the effect could be jarring.

GENERAL NORTHWOOD

Exactly. Ramstein? General

Northwood... Patch me through to

your fighters. Madame Vice

President... with your permission?

V.P. CHANDLER

Do it.

INT. AFT STORAGE COMPARTMENT -

Marshall on his knees, hands behind his head. Bazylev, his

automatic pressed against Marshall's forehead, disarms

Marshall before stepping away. He slings Marshall's MP5 over

his own neck. Studies Marshall a beat.

BAZ YLEV:

So you're the President. Somehow, I

thought you'd be smaller.

Marshall stares straight ahead tn silent defiance. Bazylev

kicks him in the gut. Marshall doubles over, wheezing.

BAZYLEV:

Not so powerful now, eh? No aides to

advise you, no secret service to

protect you, no armies to command.

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